The Treatment

<p>After a decade of making independent films with personal and political points <em>Salt </em>director <strong>Phillip Noyce</strong> (<em>Dead Calm, Patriot Games, Rabit-Proof Fence, Quiet American</em>) has returned to the big screen with a sleeper-spy action film. See if it's spiced up his career.</p> <p> </p>

<p>Christopher Nolan's made Batman, The Joker and a Scandinavian film noir his own. With Inception, he returns to his roots, bringing an original script to the big screen.</p>

<p>Elvis hosts actor <strong>John C. Reilly</strong> (<em>Magnolia, Boogie Nights, Criminal</em>) to talk about his latest feature, <em>Cyrus</em>, directed by Mark and Jay Duplass, in which he plays the lead role, along side Jonah Hill, Marisa Tomei and Catherine Keener.<br /><br /></p>

<p>Director <strong>Ralph Ziman</strong>’s career has taken him from documentary (<em>Hearts and Minds) </em>to music videos (<em>Faith No More</em>) to feature film (<em>The Zookeeper</em>). His South African film noir, <em>Gangster’s Paradise: Jerusalema</em>, is the brave grim world his hero wants to create.</p>

<p>From indie film to Martin Scorsese, from <em>Parks & Recreation</em> on NBC to <em>Party Down</em> on Starz, <strong>Adam Scott</strong> The finale of <em>Party Down</em> is one more piece on his tray. </p>

<p>Sundance has been good for writer-director <strong>Debra Granik</strong> (<em>Down to the Bone</em>). She won all three time she competed. Her newest, <em>Winter's Bone</em>, got the Grand Jury Prize this year. It's the importance of film festivals.</p>

From the obscure to the mainstream, forgotten masters to the next wave of directors, the Los Angeles Film Festival expands its reach with new directors <strong>Rebecca Yeldham</strong> and <strong>David Ansen</strong>.

<p>As screenwriters, you know <strong>David Levien</strong> and <strong>Brian Koppelman</strong> for <em>Rounders</em> and<em> Oceans 13</em>. Their second film as directors, <em>Solitary Man</em>, is a drama about a different kind of a gamble. </p>

<p>Organizing chaos and finding surprise in an enterprise that demands consistency are contradictions that attract director <strong>Ken Loach </strong>(<em>Kes, Hidden Agenda, Cathy Come Home, My Name is Joe, The Wind That Shakes the Barley, Sweet Sixteen, Bread and Roses</em>) in his newest film, <em>Looking for Eric</em>.</p>

<p><em>Lovely and Amazing, Friends with Money</em>... <strong>Nicole Holofcener</strong> plays it close to the vest with her titles, like her newest, <em>Please Give</em>. She gives a little away when she joins Elvis.</p>

<p>It's the voice, not just his<strong> </strong>own speaking voice but the way a character sounds that matters to <strong>Michael Caine</strong> (<em>Get Carter, The Italian Job, The Cider House Rules, Alfie, The Dark Knight, Zulu</em>) . His new film is <em>Harry Brown</em>, and he'll discusses sound.</p>

<p>Director <strong>Sylvain White</strong> (<em>Stomp the Yard, I'll Always Know What You Did Last Summer, Trois: The Escort</em>) has crossed genres, going from African American romantic thriller, to slasher film, to musical to action-adventure with his newest, <em>The Losers</em>....</p>

<p><strong>Matthew Vaughn</strong> worked as Guy Ritchie's producer before turning to directing. His three movies as filmmaker -- <em>Layer Cake, Stardust</em> and his newest, <em>Kick Ass</em> -- are all adaptations. It's two-fisted inspiration from the printed page.</p> <p> </p>

<p>Who'd guess that you'd find parts of director Shawn Levy's (<em>The Pink Panther, Big Fat Liar</em>) life in movies from <em>Night at the Museum</em> to <em>Cheaper by the Dozen</em> to his newest, <em>Date Night</em>. Make a date to hear about it.</p> <p>Elvis hosts director <strong>Shawn Levy </strong>to talk about his latest film, <em>Date Night</em>, starring Tina Fey and Steve Carell.</p>

<p>From stuntman to director. If it's not a first, it's close. First-time director <strong>Nash Edgerton</strong> (<em>Spider, The Magician, The Pitch</em>, music videos for Missy Higgins, Ben Lee and Bob Marley) talks about his film, <em>The Square</em>. He's gone from taking falls to taking responsibility.</p>

<p>Elvis hosts writer-film critic <strong>Kenneth Turan</strong> to talk about his book <em>Free for All: Joe Papp, The Public, and the Greatest Theater Story Ever Told.</em></p> <p>With the creation of Shakespeare in the Park and the birth of the public theater Joe Papp was responsible for building an unparalleled nonprofit institution. In the new book <em>Free for All</em>, <strong>Kenneth Turan</strong> (Los Angeles Times, NPR's <em>Morning Edition</em>) charts its course.</p>

<p><a class="external-link" href="http://www.brooklynsfinestthemovie.com/"><strong><em></em></strong></a>After the success of <em>Training Day</em>, the experience of not making <em>American Gangster</em> left a bad taste in director <strong>Antoine Fuqua</strong>'s mouth. He discovered the basics on his new film, <em>Brooklyn's Finest</em>.</p>

<p>There are more politics in <em>American Idol</em> than you might image, especially in <em>Pop Star</em>, the version shown in <strong>Havana Marking</strong>'s  (<em>The Crippendales; Michael Palin: Himalaya; War on Terra - What would Jesus Drive?</em>) documentary,<em> Afghan Star</em>....</p>

<p>In his documentaries, director <strong>Dan Klores </strong>(<em>Crazy Love, Ring of Fire: The Emile Griffith Story, Black Magic</em>) takes an event, then lets the participants offer their points of view. It illuminates, not complicates. His newest film, <em>Winning Time</em>, showcases Reggie Miller and Spike Lee.</p>

<p>Join Elvis Mitchell and <em>Avatar</em> director <strong>James Cameron</strong> for a special <strong>online edition</strong> of <em>The Treatment,</em> recorded live at a benefit for the Natural Resources Defense Council.</p> <p><strong>WARNING: Explicit language</strong></p>

<p>You know <strong>Eddie Izzard</strong> (<em>Ocean's Twelve, The Secret Agent, Trumbo, Lennie</em>) as an actor in film. You may know his stand-up as well. This year he hosts the <em>Independent Spirit Awards</em>.</p>

<p><strong>Jeff Bridges</strong> (<em>The Last Picture Show, Texasville, Tron, The Big Lebowski</em>) is a lucky break for first-time writer-directors. Thirty-five years ago he got his first Oscar nomination in Michael Cimino's debut, <em>Thunderbolt and Lightfoot</em>. This year, he scored his fifth nomination with Scott Cooper's <em>Crazy Heart</em>.</p>

<p>The novel that gave us the film <em>Precious</em> has been pursued by producers since it's publication. First-time screenwriter <strong>Geoffrey Fletcher</strong> is the man who wrestled it to the big screen -- and got an Oscar nomination in the process...<br /><br /></p>

<p>In 2005, <strong>Scott Schuman</strong> began blogging. His site, proof-positive that pictures tell the story, is now a book...</p> <p> </p>

<p>Oscar nominated-actor <strong>Colin Firth</strong>'s film career is like a walk through the library. He's been in adaptations from <em>A Christmas Carol</em>, to <em>Nostromo </em>to <em>Pride and Prejudice</em>, with <em>Bridget Jones</em> thrown in. He currently stars in the adaptation of <em>A Single Man</em>.<br /><br /></p>

<p>In <em>Snatch</em> and <em>Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels</em>, director <strong>Guy Ritchie </strong>(<em>Revolver, RocknRolla</em>) brought high-voltage filmmaking to modern London. He creates a venerable legend of an earlier time with <em>Sherlock Holmes</em>.</p> <p> </p>

<p>For John Cooper, new director of the Sundance Film Festival, it's all about moving into the future and maintaining tradition. Something old, something new... We hear about how films are selected, get a preview of this year's fest, learn about the new ‘Next' category and what it's like to work with Robert Redford...</p>

<p>"Intimate" and "confessional" are not adjectives you'd expect to hear in a film about the Iraq war. Director <strong>Oren Moverman</strong>'s <em>The Messenger</em> looks at the collateral damage on the home front...</p>

<p>Elvis speaks with fashion designer, writer-director-producer <strong>Tom Ford</strong> about his feature film debut, <em>A Single Man</em>, an adaptation of Christopher Isherwood's novel of the same name. The film has received rave reviews and recently garnered several Independent Spirit and Golden Globe nominations, two of those for lead actor Colin Firth.</p>

<p>What's easier, directing your own screen play or someone else's? After <em>Juno</em>, <strong>Jason Reitman</strong> (<em>Thank You for Smoking</em>) has returned to directing his own, the adaptation of <em>Up in the Air</em>. He discusses what's smoother sailing.</p> <p> </p>

<p>He's a poet, a musician, a painter and a photographer. But we know <strong>Viggo Mortensen</strong> (<em>Eastern Promises, The Lord of The Rings</em>) best as an actor. The adaptation of Cormac McCarthy's book, <em>The Road</em>, is a long way from <em>Lord of the Rings</em>. Mortensen, a man who's moved between two worlds.</p>

<p>Martin Scorsese once called <strong>Wes Anderson</strong> (<em>Rushmore, The Royal Tenenbaums, The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou</em>) his logical heir. Is it the way Anderson creates tension in the room or did Scorsese one day imagine Anderson at work in stop-action animation? The director of <em>Fantastic Mr. Fox</em> joins Elvis Mitchell on <em>The Treatment</em>.<br /><br /></p>

<p><img src="file:///C:/DOCUME~1/NANLIE~1/LOCALS~1/Temp/moz-screenshot.png" alt="" />From shorts to features, fiction films to documentaries, directing to acting, <strong>Werner Herzog</strong> (<em>Fitzcarraldo, Aguirre, The Wrath of God, Grizzly Man, Rescue Dawn</em>) has completely immersed himself in film. His newest is his take on <em>Bad Lieutenant</em>. He talks about his own approach to film and life.<br /><br /></p>

<p>How do you make a sequel to one of the most talked-about romances of all time? If you're <strong>Chris Weitz</strong> (<em>American Pie, About a Boy, The Golden Compass</em>) making <em>New Moon</em>, you stick to the text.</p>

<p>"Precious," the story of an overweight and abused Harlem single mother fighting to survive, won this year's Sundance Film Festival’s Audience and Grand Jury prizes...</p>

<p>Wen it started three seasons ago, <em>Mad Men</em> was a show not good enough for HBO. Now the rest of TV struggles to keep up with it. Creator <strong>Matthew Weiner </strong>(<em>The Sopranos, Becker</em>) discusses keeping the show ahead of the curves.</p>

<p>He's worked with Wes Anderson, Sofia Coppola and Judd Apatow on the big screen. Now <strong>Jason Schwartzman</strong> (<em>Rushmore, Funny People, The Darjeeling Limited, Fantastic Mr.Fox</em>) comes to the small screen as a big-hearted, broken hearted private eye. The show is <em>Bored to Death</em> – but you won't be!</p>

<p><strong>Chris Rock</strong><strong> </strong>is known for his potent and direct stand-up comedy. As a filmmaker he’s turned that same unblinking eye on himself and black culture. His newest film, the documentary <em>Good Hair</em>, examines the profitable and self-denying world of black-hair culture.</p> <p> </p>

<p>Elvis hosts Danish writer-director <strong>Nicolas Winding Refn</strong> (<em>Pusher, Fear X</em>) to talk about his new film, <em>Bronson</em>. The film is loosely based on the life of Charles Bronson, considered to be Britain's most violent criminal.</p>

<p><em>Shine, Snow Falling on Cedars, No Reservations</em>… Director <strong>Scott Hicks</strong> is attracted to source material. His newest, <em>The Boys Are Back</em>, is another film of a book, bringing emotional honesty to the truth.</p>

<p>From <em>Brother's Keeper</em> to <em>Some Kind of Monster</em>, director <strong>Joe Berlinger</strong> has made documentaries on communities in crisis. He goes to the Ecuadorian Amazon for his latest, <em>Crude</em>.</p>

<p><strong>Laura Jacobs</strong> has a luminous eye for detail, social and physical. It can be glimpsed in her writings on fashion and culture or in her novels, such as her newest, <em>The Bird Catcher</em>.</p>

<p>Writer-director <strong>Jane Campion</strong> (<em>In the Cut, Holy Smoke</em>) has felt the passion and complications left in its wake, from <em>The Piano</em> to her newest, <em>Bright Star</em>. She talks to Elvis about the fight between heart and head.</p> <p> </p>

<p>A war in the Middle East may break out. What's more important than saving lives? Saving face, as seen in director <strong>Armando Iannucci</strong>'s briliant satire, <em>In the Loop</em>, which derives from his BBC series, <em>The Thick of It</em>.</p> <p> </p>

<p>The moving and crafty documentary, <em>The English Surgeon</em>, deals with the life and works of Dr. Henry Marsh. Its director, <strong>Geoffrey Smith</strong> (T<em>he Children of Helen House, Your Life in Their Hands</em>), talks about his unique approach and his subject.</p> <p><em><br /></em></p>

<p>You know <strong>Bobcat Goldthwait</strong> as the assaultively loud comic not concerned with fire safety. As a writer-director (<em>Windy City Heat, Sleeping Dogs Lie</em>) , he's focused on films dealing with discomfort, like his newest, <em>World's Greatest Dad</em>.</p>

<p>Jean-Luc Godard once said all you need to make a film is a girl and a gun. In <em>Inglourious Basterds</em>, <strong>Quentin Tarantino </strong>(<em>Pulp Fiction; Kill Bill, Volumes 1 and 2'</em><em> Reservoir Dogs</em>) adds Winston Churchill, Adolph Hitler and a squad of Nazi-scalping GI's. (Rebroadcast from August 19.)</p>

<p>Elvis hosts writer-producer-director <strong>Judd Apatow</strong> (<em>Knocked Up, The 40 Year Old Virgin</em>) whose latest film is <em>Funny People</em>, starring Seth Rogen and Adam Sandler.</p>

<p>Writer <strong>Nancy Miller</strong> (<em>The Closer, CSI: Miami</em>) sets her shows outside the LA-New York universe and gives them a deeper view of character. <em>Saving Grace</em>, set in Oklahoma, is about a copy bedeviled by an angel.</p>

<p>Writer-director <strong>Lynn Shelton</strong>'s (<em>My Effortless Brilliance, We Go Way Back</em>) new film, <em>Humpday</em>, asks several questions...</p> <p> </p>